Mr. Speaker, on this National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women, I would like to recognize the work being done in the Outaouais by wonderful and dedicated organizations.
This includes, for example, the work done by the Maison Unies-vers-femmes, a women's shelter in Gatineau, and the essential services the staff has been providing to women victims of domestic violence and their children since 1979. As part of the organization's Open Your Eyes to Stop the Violence campaign, we are reminded that according to a 2014 study by Statistics Canada, the City of Gatineau has the second-highest rate of domestic violence in the country. We all have a responsibility to speak out against violence against women. We cannot close our eyes to it.
I invite the people of Gatineau to watch the video clips the organization has posted online and to get involved in this important awareness campaign.